Advanced Air Mobility

Archer Aviation has opened a new regulatory affairs office in Washington as it looks to ramp up lobbying efforts ahead of expected entry-into-service in 2025.

Volocopter is still awaiting type certification of the VoloCity by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.

Startup Inversion plans to launch Ray, its reentry capsule technology demonstrator, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-12 rideshare mission.

French startup Aura Aero has invited suppliers to bid for the first large work packages for its planned ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

New drive systems combining hydrogen fuel cells and distributed electric propulsion can be costly to develop.

Air New Zealand has selected an over-water domestic short-haul route for its planned electric aircraft demonstration flights.

GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.

Beta Technologies has received certification of its Charge Cube from UL, signifying the design complies with existing safety standards and regulations.

Vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports has raised more than $110 million in a Series C funding round.

Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.

Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Supported by Itochu, Germany’s Wingcopter has applied for Japanese certification of its Wingcopter 198 delivery drone.

Scandinavian Seaplanes, Norway’s largest seaplane operator, has signed a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation to electrify its fleet.

Moya Aero is preparing to test automated takeoff, flight to predefined points, return to home and landing on its demonstrator eVTOL.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

Startup VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance development of a turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

The AAM Stock Composite declined 8% during the week ending April 12, dragged lower by broad-based selling among air taxi OEMs.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen Korea Aerospace Industries to supply the pylons for its electric air taxi, the first supply deal for the OEM in the AAM market.

GoAero's competition to develop a VTOL aircraft for emergency-response missions has revised its rules in a bid to open up the contest to more teams.

Natilus' regional cargo feeder is the first in a planned family of blended-wing-body uncrewed aircraft.

A widening gap between the well-capitalized and poorly capitalized startups suggests that not all the publicly traded players will make it to entry into service

Under the Wilbur Air brand, the company plans to operate a range of aircraft from heavy-lift cargo drones to regional passenger airliners.

Wisk plans to fly the first prototype of its sixth-generation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft this year.

The pair of orders came from Air2E, a German sustainable business travel startup, and Hopscotch Air, a private aviation company based in New York.

The nondilutive financial support from Invest Victoria will support Dovetail’s development of electrified propulsion systems for regional aircraft.